WTF IS OPPO AIR GLASS?

Oh, you’ve snapped your Google Glass.

Good memory. Most people – particularly those responsible – have forgotten all about Google’s sci-fi specs, although they do still exist as an Enterprise Edition, used by supply-chain workers at companies such as DHL and Volkswagen. Perhaps that’s why Oppo has taken a different approach with its Air Glass (£tba) – an ‘assisted reality’ (ar) device that projects notifications and other quick-glance info such as directions, health data and live speech-to-text translation onto a 640x480 display right in front of your eye. And yes, it does look like something Robocop might wear on his day off.

So it’s a smart monocle?

Kind of, although in order to get the Air Glass to stick to your face you will need to attach it magnetically to a pair of Oppo’s frames: a lens-less silver design or a black set that can accommodate prescription lenses. It’s not compatible with your existing specs. The main body weighs just 30g and houses a Snapdragon

Wear 4100 processor, battery, Wi-fi and Bluetooth, plus a speaker, dual microphones and a tiny Micro LED projector that’s only about the size of a coffee bean but can still deliver up to 1400 nits in average brightness.

Will it work with any phone?

No, you’ll need an Oppo phone running Coloros 11 or later (or an Oppo Watch 2) to use it, but you do get a range of options when it comes to control. There’s a touch panel on the main chassis, the onboard microphones mean it’ll respond to voice commands, or you can nod and shake your head to open and close notifications. If you’re also wearing an Oppo Watch 2, it can even respond to hand movements. You’ll need to be in mainland China to buy one when it first goes on sale, but fingers (and eyes) crossed that Air Glass gets a wider release eventually.